A first aid kit for funky days

Hope everyone is doing fine and keeping warm.

In NYC it's getting cold so I chose to stay indoors

immersed in books, music, coffee and different sources of inspiration and interest.

I read an insightful and timely article this morning

and wanted to leave some of its footprints on the blog so

that they could be of help at any given time.

(there is a bit for everyone)

I will call them....

A first aid kit for those funky days.



For those who get hanged up on their mistakes: 

 " Sometimes mistakes must be made so wisdom can be earned."

For those who live fixated on an idea of how life should be:

 "Don’t let your struggles become your identity.  Not everything in your life will go as you expect it to.  This is why you need to drop expectations, live in the present, and go with the flow, rather than against it."   

"Ultimately, success is not something you achieve, it is what you learn and how you grow as you deal with the realities of life – it is a way of living and being."

"If things in your life aren’t happening as planned right now, that’s okay.  It just means it’s not the right time."

For those who are ready to give up:

First: Please, DON'T (do it for me)

Second:

"All of your ideas that don’t work are simply stepping stones on your way to the one idea that does."

"The white keys create your happiness and the black keys denote your troubles.  But as you go through life’s journey, remember that the black keys also create music"

"It’s not supposed to be easy – Just because you’re not where you want to be today doesn’t mean you won’t be there someday."

For those who need to be in control:

"In many cases, the only thing in life you have control over is your perspective.  No matter what happens, YOU control what the meaning is, and what to do with the meaning you give to the circumstance"

Keep looking ahead.